Validity of caries detection on occlusal surfaces and treatment decisions based on results from multiple caries-detection methods

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-57

  Pereira, Antonio Carlos ^a   Eggertsson, Hafsteinn ^b   Martinez Mier, Esperanza Angeles ^b   Mialhe, Fábio Luiz ^a   Eckert, George Joseph ^c   Zero, Domenick Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitewing radiography; Decision making; Diagnosis; Electric conductance measurement; Quantitative light fluorescence

Indexed keywords

FISSURE SEALANT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; HUMANS; MOLAR; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 58449085501     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2008.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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